How do you switch without suicide

[Murf]

I read in one of the on screen tips that you can switch your character at a CP, but it doesn't tell how. Anyone know?

[lordzack]

Go really close to the Cp and then use the enter vehicle button. That's how it works at least on the PS2.

[T10]

Yep. The 'get in' key when next to a friendly CP will impose the class selection screen over you. You'll still be alive, and vunverable, but that's the price you pay for changing.

[Commander Obi-Wan]

At the bottom of the screen, there will be an option to change your class. When you get to a command post.

[zerted]

I change units a lot, and sometimes it kills me. When I pick a new command post and I get a respawn counter. Normally that doesn't happen.

[PoiuyWired]

Well, get yourself killed if you don't want to go suicide... best way is to charge into a bunch od stormtroopers and plant a big bomb.

 

Well, if you change class and NOT change spawn CP you will respawn w/o lowering the reserve counter. Remember though that you are still "alive" when you do the change, and can be shot while doing it...

[Kurgan]

That is nice that they added the ability to switch classes without dying near a command point!

[Commander Obi-Wan]

Though you start with the same amount of health when you respawn at a command post, so it's fair. I like how you can switch units without dying from respawning.

[MachineCult]

lol, I killed myself loads on SWBF1 when i accidently picked a unit i didn't want.

[Kurgan]

Though you start with the same amount of health when you respawn at a command post, so it's fair. I like how you can switch units without dying from respawning.

 

I thought you were supposed to get your health restored, but not your ammo. Maybe I heard wrong...

[Commander Obi-Wan]

Well, in Utapau when I was a Clone Commander and I eliminated General Grievous I would switch to a Jet trooper and I would have the same amount of health that I recently had. (I had damage done on me already, so I wasn't at full health.)

[Daddyboom]

If you do want ammo and health restored, switch to an engineer class and use the ammo/health dispenser, then switch to the class you want. It's easy to do, but can take a certain amount of time.

[MachineCult]

It's probably a bit quicker than standing next to a Gonk and then a Medical Droid for however long it would take.

[zerted]

If you do want ammo and health restored, switch to an engineer class and use the ammo/health dispenser, then switch to the class you want. It's easy to do, but can take a certain amount of time.

Becareful, you keep the same ammo count when you swap between classes. If you have used all your gernades, you won't have any health packs.

[Kurgan]

It could be the manual is just wrong then...

[zerted]

I didn't read the manual... When I swap classes, I keep the same health and ammo. Sometimes I randomly die too. I don't think the dying is from enemy fire eighter.

[Kurgan]

That's my point, it could have been a misprint. IIRC, it said you got your health back but not ammo. Manuals aren't infallible, and things can change after it goes to print.